CQC publishes NHS staff survey reports for local Trusts

 The CQC has published the results of the 2010 NHS staff survey for all the local NHS Trusts.

 Kettering General Hospital Foundation Trust

• Summary report 
• Full Report    

Northampton General Hospital

• Summary report
• Full report

Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust

• Summary report
• Full report

Northamptonshire PCT (NHS Northamptonshire)

• Summary report
• Full report

Possible disruption to NHS Evidence Tuesday 15th March

Due to some essentail maintenance work there could be some short lived disruption to the NHS Evidence site between 8 pm and midnight on Tuesday the 15th of March.

The services available via the Health Information Resources site (the old NLH) will be unaffected.

The Library Catalogue is back up and running

Our system upgrade has been successfully completed early and the Library Catalogue is now back up and running again.

The Library Catalogue will be out of action Monday 14th - Tuesday 15th of March

Due to an essential system upgrade, the online Library Catalogue will be unavailable from mid afternoon on Monday the 14th of March and all day on Tuesday the 15th. 

We will still be able to issue books during this time, and the rest of the Library web site will be unaffected, but we will will not be able to search the collection. 

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

National No Smoking Day 9th March

There are lots of resources available to support National No Smoking Day. You can find national materials at the official web site: www.nosmokingday.org.uk/

NHS Choices are offering free "Quit Kits" for smokers up until the 31st of March on their site: http://smokefree.nhs.uk/ as well as lots of advice and support.

Locally NHS Northamptonshire are also promoting the event on their site where you can find case studies, information for young people and signposting to locally available support services: www.goodbyesmoke.co.uk/

New Books on Approval now available

We have a new selection of on approval books at both the Berrywood and Richmond Libraries. 

The on approvals are a chance for you to review the latest titles in a wide variety of healthcare and related fields and recommend any you think useful for us to purchase.

The current selection will be available to view until Friday the 29th of April.

Places still available in March for Library Training

There are still places available on some of our training courses for March:

• Basic Guide to Health on the Web: a hands on introduction
• Evidence for Health
• Literature Searching
• Create Effective & Eye-Catching Displays

Our Introduction to Critical Appraisal course is fully booked this month, but there are places left on the April the 8th session at Danetre Hospital.

Remember we can also arrange one-to-one training or tailor a session specifically for groups of staff. We can also deliver our training in almost any NHS venue in the county, providing we have access to the Internet. Just contact us for more information.

Possible Disruption to NHS Evidence Health Information Resources Site Tuesday 22nd February

Due to essential maintenance, the NHS Evidence HIR site (the old National Library for Health) may not be available between 8pm-9pm on Tuesday 22nd February. This will include access to all the databases and the MyJournals service

Please note that the NHS Evidence site will not be affected.

Possible Disruption to NHS Evidence Tuesday 15th of Febuary

Due to some essentail maintenance work there could be some short lived disruption to the NHS Evidence site between 8 pm and midnight on Tuesday the 15th of February.

The services available via the Health Information Resources site (the old NLH) will be unaffected.

New Books on Approval now available

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We have a new selection of on approval books at both the Berrywood and Richmond Libraries. 

The on approvals are a chance for you to review the latest titles in a wide variety of healthcare and related fields and recommend any you think useful for us to purchase.

The current selection will be available to view until Friday the 25th of February.

Problems with the Cochrane Library Fixed!

The reported issues with the Cochrane Library have now been rectifed following a "bug/fix" release of the site.

Problems with the Cochrane Library

There is currently a problem with the Cochrane Library that limits you to only looking at one of the databases. E.g. if it shows you the systematic reviews to start with you get an error message when you try to look at the ‘Other reviews’ or the clinical trials. 
As a work round you can use the final line of your search to limit the results to just one database at a time, which will allow you to display and download them.
Wiley are aware of the problem and are currently working on a resolution.